DENVER (March 18,
2013) - New Mexico State infielder Michael Paulson has been named the
Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week, for the week of March
11-17.

Paulson, a junior from Sammamish, Wash. (Curtis HS), helped
the Aggies to a 4-2 record last week with a four-game series sweep over Alabama
A&M. Paulson hit .533 (8-for-15) with only a single strikeout over the six
games. He also tallied four walks, seven RBI, four doubles, scored seven runs
and a stolen base.

Paulson went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 3-2 loss to No. 17
Oklahoma on Wednesday and followed that by scoring three runs in game one of a
four-game series against Alabama A&M on Friday. In a 24-4 win over Alabama
A&M during Saturday's doubleheader, Paulson was 2-for-3 with three RBI and
a run scored while also marking a double. He finished the week going 2-for-2
with two runs scored, two RBI and a double as the Aggies defeated the Bulldogs
30-3 in seven innings. Paulson is now hitting .333 on the year with 10 RBI.

The Aggies open WAC play with a three-game series against
Texas State starting Friday, March 22 at 6:05 p.m. (MT) in Las Cruces. For
ticket information call 575-646-1420 or purchase tickets the day of the game at
Presley Askew Field.